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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-02-19
A DUEL AVOIDED.
REJoINED IN HOT WORDS,

MIR. Gettinger took exceptions to
some of Mr.. ,Morris's remarks, and
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-04-30

enough to understand, as business PROPOSE
tion. that the moment this road should be
obligated to come to Bismarck this summer
the property of the city would be doubled,
and in many instances trebled in value, and
business of all kinds revived and invigora
ted. were but small minority and possessed
but limited amount of property or means.
They went to work, however, with enthus-
iasm and earnestness, appointed commit
tee OF live, energetic, business men to raise
the necessary money, and for ten days that
committee has been at work faithfully and
diligently endeavoring to persuade the
property owners to rise to the situation and
lend helping hand IN an enterprise which
will build up the city and bring material
benefit to every citizen of the place.
But after ten days Of hard
work the committee reported a subscription
list representing about SIS, 900 OF the $20,-
600 required. Upon that subscription list
appeared the names of but three or four
who may be said to represent any consid-
cradle amount of the wealth of the COM
munlty. The others were all poor men, to
whom 500 meant greater sacrifice than
S1O, 600 to many who refused to subscribe
city, and several of them, too,
any one of whom could put up
least one-half the required sum and then
make money on the investment as a busi-
ness speculation. but, be it said to their
lasting shame, they are the very men who
deliberately and persistently refuse to lend
the helping hand. 1t is conceded that they
own the bulk of all the property of the
city, and they are laboring under the hal
lucination that they therefore own the
world.
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the cause of Judge Benedict's death than
had yet appeared. The indications in his
case were those of poison. The cause of
iler own death is unknown and
1t is thought that these suspicious
may have accelerated it, at least.
NO one has suggested coroners inquest or
Tried to connect the demise with the strange
conduct of Dunlap in the matter of the
money. Add to this the scandal connectee
win Benedict'S administration of the funds
III his possession and the suits against his
Ofllclal SuretieS to recover the same; the
curious career and peculiar personality of
the Judge-and you have material from real
life Tor an improbable plot.
UP THE ROAD
to DeadwOOd the mud blockade continues.
Scarcity of necessities has superyened.
Potatoes have sold in Deadwood at 10
cents pound. wood at $40 cord, and hay
at S75 ton, and OH Monday there was a
Macedonian cry by telephone OF ''Only four
days more supply of beerI'
The. movement for the division of
Lawrence county has begun. The new
county isfo be called Meade. in honor of
the geA&@l, if it ever gets itself born.
There is no trace of the perpetrators of
the Fink robbery at Lead City. which was
telegraphed to your readers. Several arrests
and examinations disclose nothing except
the nature of the company that Fink was
keeping when the raid took place. His
keeping his money in an old trunk in his
store need not be marveed at as everybody
trusts Providence in the Hills. This is the
1irst burglary ever committed there. So far
as locks and safes are concerned, at least,
there is Arcadian simplicity in the toughest
of our camps. TWICEuOP.
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FARMERS AND CLERKS.
Com parisOn Between Government
Employees and Tillers Of the Soil.
TO tbo

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON. April 29.-The common
complaint in Dakota that the gutter-snipes
and curbstone brokers are getting 2, 3, or 4
per cent. per month for their pelf is mole
than paralleled here. Government clerks who
live beyond their means are in the habit of
paying not less than 5, and many of them
pay 10 per cent. per month for advances on
their salaries. The farmer who thinks he
needs certain articles which he cannot af-
ford to buy, but does buy, Is living beyond
his means, He is loading himself down
with Indebtedness which he cannot carry
and adding to the burden an enormous late
of interest which will crush him. If it
doesn't crush him, it will keep his nose to
the grindstone, and the faster it turns the
more sand will fly into his eyes, until he is
blinded. Men who need money and are
solvent can usually get it at 10 per cent. per
annum. even on the prairies. 1t is the
fellow who can't afford to borrow, and who
ought not to borrow, who pays such high
rates, and enriches the blood sucking
sharks. These are the words of wisdom.
A government clerk recently said: II am
getting $1,000 year. | used to live in
house. the monthly rental of which was
only S1S per month. My carpets were
small and my furniture cheap, because any,
thing elaborate would have been out of
place in such house. Now nv wife can't
live in house which costs less than $50
per month. Carpets are all new body
Brussels; furniture is walnut, marble
topped. | have portieres and mantel orna-
ments. 1t has run me into debt. | owe
notes which must be paid monthly. Rent
is high. Servants cost money, and they
eat and waste as much as used TO supply
my whole family. Result: l have bor-
rowed money from '1O.per- center, and 1
am in a hole l ought to be saving for
rainy day. but amt" He reminds me of
the farmer who goes beyond his means.
Wait awhile and work along until the
farm becomes more valuable. Then Won
wont want to borrow. Or, if you do, You
can get money at reasonable rate.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-04-30
ABERDEEN WILL GETXT.
Brown County to Vote on the County
Seat Question.
SDacial to tho GIohe

SpeclSl lO tue GlODe.
ABERDEEN, April 29.-For the past few
days petitions have been circulated among
the citizens with requests of all voters to
have ballot taken by the voters of Brown
county reg garding the removal of the county
seat from Columbia to this place. This
question has been agitated and voted upon
at several county elections during the past
few years. but the removal has always been
coupled with some other move which was
not we'll taken by the voters of the county
in general. Two years ago the legislature
at Bismarck arranged bill for voting on
the removal from Columbia to Aberdeen of
the county seat, but with tine addition that
the county was to be divided near Ordway
and making two counties, Columbia to still
be the county seat of the north half and re-
tain the name of Brown county. The bill
passed at the last session of the legislature
provides for the county remaining as
whole and that petition of One-third of the
voters OF the county presented to the dis
trict judge, who is now Judge Spencer,
would be cause for calling vote on the
question July 13. The petitions now col
lected show that Groton, Frederick, Ord
way and many other towns in this vicinity
are this year in favor of it, and now not the
least doubt remains but that Aberdeen
will be voted the county seat in July by an
overwhelming majority. Every railroad
facility is now furnished and new roads are
building. Aberdeen will probably furnish
county buildings and as the majority of
county officers are citizens of this city there
will be no OppOSitiOn from them
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-04-30
GRAND FORKS GETS 1T.
That City Secures the North Dakota
Fair-.A Racing Circuit.

Fair-.A Racing Circuit.
Special to the Globe.
FARGO. Dak., April 29.-At a meeting
of the board of agriculture to-day bids for
the location of the North Dakota fair were
received from Fargo, Hillsboro and Grand
Forks. The last named offered first cash
bonus of $1,000, guaranteed by sufficient
bonds; second, guarantee of 5000 pro-
vided the society receive all the receipts
from the fair-gate money, privileges. etc.
Hillsboro offered track, sufficient build
ings for the exhibits and everything else
necessary. and a cash bonus of 81, 500.
Fargo offered no cash bonus, deeming the
railroad facilities and other natural adyan-
tages of the location sufficient Offset to
any offers of cash that might be made.
The fair was given to Grand Forks and
will be held in September. A meeting was
also held to organize the Red River valley
trotting circuit. Grand Forks, Hillsboro
and Fargo were represented. It was de-
cided to organize, with these cities COM
posing the circuit and to join the Ameri-
can association. The meetings are to
begin the second week in June, and the
racing will continue three days at each
place. The following dates have been pre-
pared, and it is thought will finally be
agreed upon: Grand Forks, June {, S and
9: HllsbOro, June Is, 16 and II: Fargo
June 81, % and 23. The purses will ag,
gregate Sc. 6.OOO-S2, 600 for each of the
three cities
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-04-30
THE FIERY MONSTER.
People Careless About Taking Pre-.
cautions Against Prairie Fires.

cautions Against Prairie Fires.
Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON, April 29.-Aaron H.
Bell, of the signal Office in the war depart
ment, used to serve the stations at Stand
ing Rock, Bismarck and Yankton. He
says concerning prairie fires: 1.-The peo-
pie ought not to suffer from those fires.
The trouble is, they are careless, and do
not prepare for war in time of peace.
You can talk to the Dakota people about
prairie fires year in and year out, and they
will never once make preparation to meet
them. But when the flames comes roaring
and screaming over the praries like blazing
winds, then they commence to wish But
that does not stopthe progress of the fire. If
the most ordinary precaution wee observed
there would be no such losses of buildings
and stock, as we constantly read about.
But, the men and women who 90 there
want to build up homes as soon as possible,
and they do not think of the ancient fiend
who destroys SO fast and Unexpectedly. If
/ were newspaper man, | would say some
thing to those people in every edition of
the paper, warning them to prepare for the
fiery monster. He is sure to come. sooner
or later, to every home, and they who are
not prepared for him, will be swallowed I'D
root and branch" Mr.. Bell then spoke at
length concerning the experiences which he
has had with settlers on this matter. Il
have talked to them pesonally," said he,
urging them to prepare for fire, and in
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-04-30
SHORT.SIGHTED ID MEN.
A Screed on Men Who Give the Sub
seriPtiOn Paper the Cold ShOui

Screed on Men Who Give the SUBJ
seriptiOn Paper the Cold Shout.
der.
Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK. Dak.. April 29.-The fools
are abroad in the land. and have evidently
selected Bismarck as their headquarters and
central point of operations. They have
been on dress parade for the last ten DAYS,
and have made themselves notorious
throughout this section of the country. The
last fortnight has been an eventful era
in the history of this city, an era
which, in great degree, was to settle the
future destiny of the place. The question
of securing additional railroads this sum-
mer from the East and South, has been
under consideration, and is the occasion
that has brought to the light of day crop
of fools sufficient to supply the most exag-
gerated demands of any state in the Union
The Aberdeen, Bismarck & Northwestern
Railroad company, believing that our people
desired them to come to this city during the
present year, submitted to our citizens a
comparatively fair and reasonable PROPOSE
tion for railroad company. Our public
spirited men, recognizing the great import
ance of securing road at once, and know
ing that, to secure this road, was positive
guaranty that another would come as a
matter of necessity within the same time
went to work to secure the necessary sub
scription to meet the proposition. Unfor-
tunately, however, those who were sensible
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-04-30
DAKOTA DOTS AND DASRES.
News Notes Of Interest TO the People
of the Great Territory.

Rev. H. B. Schauffnaur, the clergyman
from Stark county, who is serving sentence
in the Bismarck penitentiary for assauiting
a neighbor with deadly weapon, is holding
a series of revival'meetings among his fellow
conyicts, and meeting with great success,
numbers protesting conversion. He is
speaker of more than ordinary force, and
probably ne could not nave better field for
reformatory labor.
The town of Ironton, in Brown county, has
its back up high over the fiat refusal of the
Milwaukee railroad to furnish a site for q
-four mill. The railroad commissioners will
be called upon to interfere, and if they do
not afford relief it is proposed to induce the
Northwestern to build there and boycott the
Milwaukee.
The town of Howard, in Miner county, has
tried prohibition two years, but as there
seemed to be about as much liquor drank as
ever, and no license money was had, the citi-
zens have concluded to try license. The most
effective arguments on this subject seem to
be those that touch the pocket.
In few localities in the South the papers
publish the names of those who petition for
and against license. If this should be the
general course the petitions are not likely
to be very lengthy, as many don't want to
have their position made so public on this
question.
the Milwaukee railroad will commence lay
ing rails on its new branch from Bristol, in
Day county, southeast through Clark, TO Lake
Preston, in Kingsbury. There are several
new towns to be located ON the lire.
The Aberdeen News now endorses the
proposition so persistently pressed at Man
dan, that if division is had it should be on the
Missouri river. The eastern part would make
state very similar to Illinois, but somewhat
larger. -E.-:.
Miss Allshouse is the first woman to prove
up on claim in Kidder county. on the Ave
year plan. Her land is but mile from the
county seat-and incidentally she has. during
the five years changed her name to Mrs.
Smith. E-F.
The new maps of Yankton make it the CEN
tral point of the Northwest, with most of the
railroads there or trying to get there. 1t
shows enterprise.
One OF the papers in the section that suf-
fered. estimates that S15o,0OO will not pay the
losses by prairie fire this spring in the South
ern counties. =,
A good many thousand acres have been
filed on the past few weeks in Tewner county
for the large colony coming out from Mis-
eoDri.
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day or two have seen them burned out
They heed no advice"
KILLED HIS BUFFALO.
sport With Chicago Editor Who
Claimed to He a Good Shot,


WASHINGTON. April 29-Col. Louns-
| berry. of the Duluth Journal, when here
recently, told an interesting story about W..
f. Curtis, of the Chicago News. Louns-
berry said: 81 was editing the Bismarck
Tribune. L went away ont there on the
frontier in ~. and founded the confounded
paper. 1t cost lots of money, muscle and
patience but it was good paper. and
had lots or fun as L grew nearer the poor
house. l saw lmany blood-curdling things
there among the frontier SOldery, cowboys
and gamblers; but the most heartless thing
OF all was the manner in which Curtis
killed the baby. You see he came out there
with party of tourists, and they were all
after game and sport. L think Curtis was
on the 1nter-Ocean at that time, and he
sent daily letters home to his paper. One
day l piloted the crowd out for
buffalo hunt. They were all anx-
ious to see the beasts. even if they got
never shot at them. Curtis was enthusi-
astic about it. He told us what a splendid
shot he was in the shooting galleries of
Chicago, and how fearless he was in the
presence of bulls eye. Several old
timers told him that he would need all his
nerye when he faced
THE BULLS EYE
of buffalo. We were all anxious not to
lose our coOlneSS and presence OF mind, so
we had it bottled ready for instant use.
Denny Hanatin said that he had always no.
ticed more absence of body than presence
of mind when the buffaloes charged a
party. After getting we'll under way. most
OF the party on horseback, but Curtis and
myself on foot, we came upon the buffal oes
was too heavy to ride horse, as l weighed
nearly 250 pounds, and Curtis went Oh foot
to keep me company. When we came
upon the herd. the Others waited for Curtis
and me. and let us go ahead because we
were not mounted. We got the first shot
'at them, and l. of course, knocked my
game. Curtis missed his and then the
mounted hunters charged. Fortunately for us
the butfaloes turned tail and went below
ing away. They were chased and headed
and came back in our direction. We got
out of their way by good luck, and they
rushed past us. Several had been killed
and the rest escaped. Curtis and laid
low until the danger was over, but there
never was more disappointed man on the
prarieS than my companion. He hadn't
killed buffalo after all his trouble and long
trip. An old cow had been killed, and her
calf was wounded and captured. The fel-
lows held it until we came up. Then, while
the rest of us formed mystic circle about
the baby buffalo, Curtis went boldly up to
it and shot the little one. Whoever tells
that Curtis never killed buffalo don't
know what he is talking about. l saw him
do it." 1t will now be in order for Curtis
to tell his side of the story. He is a good
story teller as well as good shot and
fearless sportsman.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-04-30
CHURCH AND DAY.
A Discussion of Their Political Re.
latiOnS.


WASHINGTON, April 9.-Notwithstand-
ing the fact that the friends of Church and
Day have been again and again assured of
the existing friendly relations of those gen.
tlemen, there is still disposition to carp at
and find fault with one or the other of them
by their self-constituted companions. The
latest effort is made by some of Days
friends to show that the national committee
man controls the federal patronage as
firmly as ever. The postotfice cases of
Aberdeen and Miller are pointed at to show
that Church Twas knocked OUT and that
''ouf man. got there. The facts are, that
Day and Church were wise enough to unite
in recommending the same men for the
same offices, and, of course. they were ap-
pointed. There was nothing of enmity be-
tween Day and Church in those cases. nor
has there been anything of an inimical na-
ture between them. Day recommended
frey for Aberdeen and FOUGHT for Red
field many moons ago. Church simply con-
CURED in the wisdom of the Bon Homme
man. There was no contest nor indication
of contest between them.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-04-30

THERE has been good deal Of badinaee
about the repression of the labors of the de-
'tructive little gopher. and possibly this sor.
IF treatment of the subject had something to
10 with the veto of the bill passed by the leg
stature; but the animal is pest, and his
support imposes heavy tax upon the grain
grower. An observing farmer estimates the
amount of grain consumed by each at fifteen
pounds a year. With 500 gophers on a farm
his would amount to $500 pounds, or 1e5
bushels, which, at so cents a bushel for wheat.
makes an annoying tax for the farmer in his
early labors. When the ground is all in cul-
ivation the gophers are said to disappear,
ot,liking the frequent disturbance caused by
stirring the ground. The cheapest method
for then suppression is said to be to soak
corn in a solution Of strychnne, and leave it
about the holes.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-04-30

IT is stated by the local papers in some of
the dozen or more southerly counties that
have suffered from prairie fires this spring
that they were more destructiva in the region
covered than any since 1879. The record of
losses, as given in the local columns, is a long
one and comprises many residences and other
buildings, but the most serious loss to the
country is the ruin of trees, whole groves
being killed in some localities. These will re-
1uire years TO replace. The fires last year
were mainly in the new, sparsely settled re-
gions the past few weeks were in the older
and well settled counties, where there is
generally Sufficient protection from this
source, but the wind was little less than
tornado and carried the burning masses over
the protection. Only three cases of fatal
injuries are reported.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-04-30
Maj. Edwards Quotes Scripture.
SDecisl TO the Globe

FARGO, OAK. April 29.-MTayor Ed.
wards to-day issued stirring proclamation.
urging the observance of Arbor dav. and
ordering all city offices closed from 10 to d
and advising the police and fire depart
ments to put in the day planting trees and
shrubs" Scripture is quoted about making
the waste places rejoice and blossom as
the rose" The homestead of the late Dele
gate Raymond. in this city, was sold to-day
to Harmon 4erkes of Chicago under Wort-
gage for SO, 457.93, subject to two morty
Ea.eS.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-04-30
Grand Forks No ninees.

SpeCIaI 10 tHe tTIUUe
GRAND FORKS, Dak.. April 29.-The
young men held convention this afternoon
to nominate city officers. d. NJ. Holmes,
the present incumbent was nominated for
mayor. City Justice Cults was renomi-
mated, also James Walker for member of the
school board at large. Neither party will
hold city convention, the people being
generally satisfied with Mayor Holmes.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-04-30
THE DAKOTA PRESS.
Pierre Should Reciprocate.

Pierre Should Reciprocate.
Bismarck Tribune.
1t is to be hoped that the report that Pierre
is to have 500, 600 Indian school, erected by
the government. may not prove groundess.
1t there is town in Dakota that deserves
success it is Pierre. Enterprising and perse-
vering, her citizens have pushed the city to
front rank in Dakota commonwealth, and
that. too, under the most discouraging diff
fculties. The dawn of brighter days for
Pierre is only distant to that time when the
general government shall see At to cut down
to reasonable proportions the great Sioux
reservation-a vast expanse of fertile country
now wild and occupied only by few ration
fed redskins who have no use for it. Thus
are millions Of shonest, law-loving-not law
breaking-home-seeker deprived ofAmerican
citizenship in its fullest and grandest sense.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-04-30

PRESIDENT HILL probably never made
more popular speech than the one attributed
70 him containing the statement that in less
;han five years wheat would be hauled from
the Red river valley to Duluth at cents
bushel in place of 1S and Is, and to Buffalo
ut less cost than to Chicago.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-04-30
It's am Elephant.

TO Tile EdItOr OF the GI0De:
find the following in your paper of 27th
inst:
ADDETH HIS SICKLY VAIL
Redfeld Dispatch
The squeal of the retiring Republican Off cial is
now quite numerous and Redfeld's postmast er
addeth his sickly wall. Verify, they do not like
to give up good job.
There is no truth in that, and nothing very
smart. i have uttered no ''wail'' of any
kind, neither is the Job paying one l
am reminded however, that L have a $3.50
postoffice outfit left on my hands, as an evi-
dence of Democratic reform. l am trying to
'let go'' of the Office, but have thus far been
unable to do so. The new man has his ap-
pointment, but apparently doesn't know how
to take hold ofo the elephant. Respectfully,
FL. G, RISING, o. P.
Redfield Anril %
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-04-30
The Notar1es Public Law.
Maudan Tribune.

Mdndan ITIDune.
The new law of the territory in regard to
notaries public is said to be very strict in its
terms, and such officers should be careful not
to expose themselves to the penalty. The
terms of the law are only known additionally,
as it has not been given to the public, but it
is the law, and people are required to obey it
Just the same.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-04-30
Costing a Good Deal of Money.

HIISDOrO BHu1er.
The parsimonious folly of the legislature in
not making small appropriation for the
printing of the laws is costing the territory
thousands of dollars each week. Town, school
and country boards are now compelled to
send for certified copies of acts which relate
to their duties, and which cost them, in the
aggregate, large sums.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-04-30
May Do TO Brighten Pilgrims.

Rapid City Journal
The sensational dispatch published among
other teleg raphlc news yesterday. concern
ing an expected uprising among the Sioux, is
probably like many other dispatches of the
same character which have been published
groundless. There is little or no reason to
fear an uprising of the Sioux. The story
may do to frighten pilgrims. People who
have lived in Dakota for a decade or two OF
years have heard them too often TO believe